# Does any musical artist take credit for using Whoo! in songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000 "2019-06-24T22:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/1 "2019-06-24T22:45:20Z")
Paul McCartney uses Whoo! in Beatles songs like _I Saw Her Standing There_. I assume he copied it from Little Richard. He uses a falsetto Whoo! a lot in songs and interviews. Does any musical artist take credit for using Whoo! in songs? Can you think of other songs that use it? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/2 "2019-06-24T22:59:38Z")
Found this article about Paul McCartney and Little Richard. Paul could imitate Richard’s voice. Beatles did a lot of his songs. > **[The Influence of Little Richard on the Beatles](https://www.aaronkrerowicz.com/beatles-blog/the-influence-of-little-richard-on-the-beatles)** > > At some point in the past few months, following one my Beatles programs at a local library, a woman asked me to comment on the influence of Little Richard on the Beatles. I cited his vocals as an... > [@](#): > > Even when not covering Little Richard’s recordings, his influence is clearly discernible on the Beatles’ music - most notably in their falsetto “woos” that can be heard in tunes like “She Loves You”, and “From Me To You”. But where Richard’s “woo” is harsh and aggressive, the Beatles’ “woo” is softer and cuddlier - it contributes to their cute, mop top appeal, whereas Little Richard’s contributes to his flamboyant and at times hysterical performances. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/3 "2019-06-25T00:00:24Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Can you think of other songs that use it? Warning: This song will stick in your head for at least a week. [SOFI TUKKER - Awoo feat. Betta Lemme (Official Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7g_SWE90O8) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/4 "2019-06-25T11:58:15Z")
I guess maybe Little Richard started the woo/ooo thing in songs? I thought maybe some famous blues guy did it first. I don’t listen to that genre enough to know. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/5 "2019-06-28T04:21:39Z")
David Bowie threw a few woooos into his songs over the years. He was a huge Little Richard fan. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/6 "2019-06-28T06:09:13Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I thought maybe some famous blues guy did it first. I don’t listen to that genre enough to know. Not the same kind of Whoo! exactly, but Howlin Wolf did a lot of howling. [Smokestack Lightnin’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ri7TcukAJ8) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/7 "2019-06-28T08:44:12Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I guess maybe Little Richard started the woo/ooo thing in songs? Another contender would be James Brown, but I think Little Richard preceded him. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-musical-artist-take-credit-for-using-whoo-in-songs/836000/8 "2019-06-30T06:49:06Z")
There’s also the famous “Woo! Yeah!” Sample used in any number of dance tracks. Which actually stated life as “Yeah! Woo!”, trivia fans. [Think break - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo!_Yeah)!